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The Phnom Penh Post has a revealing article about how tour guides at Angkor view the world and make their living. It’s fairly common knowledge that tour guides get a commission for leading tourists to restaurants and stores – but what does this story tell us about conducting responsible tourism in Cambodia? Tour guide [...] Over the weekend newspapers from Malaysia and the Philippines featured travel stories on Angkor. photo credit: [...] The Malaysian tourism minister calls for extra efforts to make the Bukit Tengkorak Archaeological Site in Sabah a more marketable (and perhaps profitable?) tourism product. Bukit Tengkorak Archeological Site Needs Added Value As Tourism Product Bernama, 18 October 2011 [...] I’ve featured a number of number of similar stories like this on the increasing numbers of tourists visiting Angkor. It’s interesting to note that five years ago, the annual number of visitors was like 600,000. This year’s count is expected to be 2.5 million. Cambodia’s ancient wonders suffer modern ills AP, via Forbes.com, 12 July [...] Tourism to ancient heritage sites is a major source of income for many Asian nations, but the signs of wear and tear to the monuments are fast becoming visible. photo credit: bob|P-&-S Tourist Boom Puts Asia’s Treasures at Risk AFP, via Jakarta Globe, 08 March 2011 [...] A council has been appointed to oversee the tourism development of Preah Vihear. Govt touts Preah Vihear tourism Phnom Penh Post, 20 April 2010 [...] With the withdrawal of troops from the Preah Vihear temple, authorities have noted increased visitor numbers to the temple, a quarter of which are foreign visitors. photo credit: duhangst Tourists pour into Preah Vihear Phnom Penh Post, 03 September 2009 [...] While we’re on the topic of Bagan, it seems that the Myanmar Hoteliers’ Association will start a night market selling local handicrafts and goods in the upcoming tourist season starting on October. I wonder how this will this will make the ruins of the ancient city more alive at night and if the increased activity [...] Cambodian officials have denied that holes were drilled into the walls of Angkor Wat for the installation of light fixtures, which will allow visitors into Angkor until 8.30 at night. The lights are also said to be solar powered, rather than tapping onto the existing electricity grid. Can any recent visitors to Angkor confirm this? [...] |
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